Book

  1. Verb.  (context, UK) (form of, Alternative simple past) .
  2. Noun.  A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. If initially blank, commonly referred to as a notebook.
  3. Noun.  A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets.
  4. Noun.  A major division of a long work.
  5. Noun.  A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
  6. Noun.  A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
  7. Noun.  The script of a musical.
  8. Noun.  (usually, in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
  9. Noun.  A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
  10. Noun.  (context, legal) A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
  11. Noun.  (context, poker slang) four of a kind.
  12. Noun.  (sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.
  13. Noun.  (sports, by extension) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.
  14. Verb.  (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.
  15. Verb.  (law enforcement, transitive) To penalise (someone) for an offence.
  16. Verb.  (sports) To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
  17. Verb.  (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.
  18. Verb.  (transitive) To write down.
  19. Verb.  (transitive, legal) To receive the highest grade in a class.
  20. Verb.  (intransitive, slang) To leave.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.